Venus Smiles (and Other Vermillion Sands Stories)
$19.42
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
Embark on a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with J.G. Ballard, sci-fi’s psychedelic pioneer, and this short collection of his most mesmerising and mind-blowing stories from his invented desert dystopia - Vermillion Sands.
Welcome to Vermilion Sands, the fully automated desert-resort ready to fulfil your most exotic whims. Out over the towering Coral D, sky artists paint the sky with clouds. A musical statue is broken down, but finds new life in unwanted places. A mysterious new resident introduces a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529986068 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529986060 |
| Author: | J.G. Ballard |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
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About The Author
J.G. Ballard
J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai, China. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, his family was interned in a civilian camp. They returned to England in 1946.
Ballard’s first story was published in New Worlds in 1956. His first novel, The Drowned World, was published in 1962. Empire of the Sun, a novel based on his own experience in China, was published in 1984 and won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Award. It was also filmed by Steven Spielberg.
He is the author of many collections of short stories and novels, including Cocaine Nights and Super-Cannes.
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